Five Guys Looks to Be Headed to Sun City Center
Located on the northeast corner of Cypress Village Boulevard and Sun City Center Boulevard, Cypress Village Plaza is a retail center anchored by the Home Depot and home to restaurants like Old Castle Restaurant, The Hungry Greek, Tropical Smoothie Cafe, and more. Now, the shopping mall looks to be getting...
Trio arrested in Manatee for selling stolen equipment from Home Depot stores
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Three people have been arrested in Manatee County after deputies say they were part of a statewide scheme to sell and rent construction equipment stolen from Home depot stores. Detectives learned of the operation in may when the home improvement chain reported rental equipment thefts using...
Venice Theatre hosts global theater showcase WorldFest
Sarasota is a friendly place, but sometimes a little snobbery creeps in when it comes to our neighbor 18 miles south. Venice is smaller and doesn’t have all of Sarasota’s world-class cultural institutions. There is one area, however, where Venice towers over Sarasota — community theater. That’s particularly...
From movies to metal sculpture, local crafter does it all
At one corner of the St. Armands Circle Craft Festival over the weekend, a school of tropical fish, manatees, whales and even mermaids looked ready to swim off its display stand. The steel wall hangings glittered in the afternoon sunshine just as brightly as any real fish scales, and artist John Grammer said 30 years o
Manatee County District 1 candidate focuses on solutions over complaints
East County’s Mark Stanoch has a prediction for Manatee County: If the Board of County Commissioners focuses on economic development, residents will sit in less traffic. Stanoch is running to represent District 1 on the commission, where traffic is a major concern, especially in the Parrish area. “Stop the...
Resort guest annoyed by sunset bagpipe serenade
Fight: A pair of sisters were fighting with a third woman outside near the intersection of Gillespie Avenue and Dr. MLK Jr. Way when officers arrived and managed to separate the combatants. One of the officers interviewed the third woman while another spoke with the sisters. The third woman reported...
Glowing Blue Uber Sign Lands Florida Driver An 8-Year Prison Sentence
Uber (Grok) A simple traffic stop over an illuminated dashboard sign has resulted in an...
Siesta estate returns to the market at nearly $30 million
A nearly 3-acre waterfront Siesta Key estate has returned to the market at a lower price. Located at 8501 Midnight Pass Road, Crystal Waters is offered at $29,995,000. The property was first listed in February 2025 at $31.5 million. Designed by the Florida firm Stofft Cooney Architects, the main residence...
Overturned vehicle blocks I-275 Tuesday afternoon
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - An upside vehicle is blocking travel lanes on I-275 at the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. At least one person was injured in the major crash, per FHP. Afternoon rush drivers are currently stuck in over an hour worth of delays, northbound, and traffic backed up 5 miles.
Bradenton breaks ground on $30M City Park project aiming to revitalize community
BRADENTON, Fla. - Local and state leaders broke ground Tuesday on a $30 million project aimed at transforming the area around LECOM Park while providing long-awaited resources to an underserved neighborhood. Bradenton community development. The backstory:. The new development, named City Park, sits adjacent to the spri
